Method and system for providing calling name identification requery

• US 7,627,104 B2
• Filed: 12/18/2007
• Issued: 12/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kovarik, Jim, Urban, Ron, Wojtczak, Bill
• Primary Examiner(s): Hong; Harry S
• Application Number:
  US11/958,814
• Publication Number:
  US 20080095349A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 379/127.01, 379/142.01, 379/142.06, 379/201.01, 379/207.02, 379/220.01, 379/221.08, 379/221.09, 379/230, 707 1- 10
• US Class Current: 379/207.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/06 Recording class or number of calling , i.e. A-party or called party , i.e. B-party
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2201/38 Displays
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/12 intelligent networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42042 Notifying the called party of information on the calling party details within substation equipment H04M1/57, signalling details H04Q3/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42051 where the notification is included in the ringing tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42068 where the identifier is used to access a profile
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13091 CLI, identification of calling line
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13103 Memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13176 Common channel signaling, CCS7
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13204 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13345 Intelligent networks, SCP
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13387 Call gapping
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/0029 Provisions for intelligent networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/72 Finding out and indicating number of calling subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/74 Identification of subscriber calling from a party-line

Abstract

A method for determining the name of a calling party where the calling party'"'"'s name and corresponding telephone number are found in a remote database. The method first identifies whether the calling party'"'"'s telephone number is contained within the local database. When it is determined that the telephone number is not within the local database, the method attempts to locate the telephone number in a remote database. A query is formed according to a basic signal transmission protocol to ensure that a database which receives the query will be able to respond to it. The query requesting the name associated with the telephone number is sent across a network. The method receives a response to the inquiry and checks to ensure that a name was returned to the local database before delivering the name to the called party.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method of identifying a name that corresponds to a telephone number, the method comprising:

transmitting a query, with a processor of a telephone network element, that requests a name corresponding to a telephone number to a remote location after determining the remote location is able to process the query.

2. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

formulating the query in response to a received query.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 2, wherein the received query includes the telephone number.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the transmitted query includes the telephone number.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the remote location comprises a service control point.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein transmitting the query comprises:

transmitting the query in accordance with a TR1188 signaling protocol.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying the name that corresponds to the telephone number.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a name that corresponds to the telephone number from the remote location.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting a name that corresponds to the telephone number to a called party.

10. A system for identifying a name corresponding to a telephone number, the system comprising:

a telephone network element configured to transmit a query that requests a name corresponding to a telephone number to a remote location after determining the remote location is able to process the query.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the telephone network element is further configured to formulate the query in response to a received query.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the telephone network element is further configured to determine whether the remote location is able to process the transmitted query.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the telephone network element is further configured to transmit a name that corresponds to the telephone number to a called party.

19. The system of claim 10, wherein the telephone network element is a service control point.

14. A computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions for identifying a name that corresponds to a telephone number, the set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

transmitting a query that requests a name corresponding to a telephone number to a remote location after determining the remote location is able to process the query.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising a set of instruction to direct a processor to perform acts of:

formulating the query in response to a received query.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

determining whether the remote location is able to process the query.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

transmitting a name that corresponds to the telephone number to another location.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, further comprising a set of instructions to direct a processor to perform acts of:

transmitting a name that corresponds to the telephone number to a called party.